Landmark in the Wilderness

The building complex known collectively as Wilderness Tavern appeared in the early 19th century to serve the needs of travellers. Located on either side of the Fredericksburg-Orange Turnpike, the original roadbed of which survives today as the private dirt driveway ...

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church

Circuit riders began in 1852 to hold religious services in this area. In 1869, the Texas Synod of the Lutheran church sent Pastor F. Ernst to preach to the local Lutherans, and on May 31, 1874, a congregational constitution was ...

Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Campus

The Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary held its first classes in a donated building at 9th and Navasota. President T.R. Sampson, hoping to create a strong association between the seminary and the University of Texas, promoted the relocation of the campus ...

In Memory of Officers of the C.S.A.

Leeds Episcopal Church

In Memory of

Officers of the

C.S.A.

who were associated

with this parish

Gen. Turner Ashby

Col. Robt. M. Stribling

Col. Jas. Keith Marshall

Maj. John Ambler

Capt. Richard Ashby

Capt. Wm. C. Marshall

Capt. J.C. Little

Lt. Jas. M. Marshall

Lt. Gray Carroll

Lt. H.C. Stribling

Lt. Wm. N. Green

Adjt. J. A. ...

The Treasured American River

The river before you is not the same river that flowed through here 200 years ago when the Nisenan Indians caught salmon and collected acorns along its bank. The river has been mined, dammed and surrounded by our cities, yet ...

The East-West Streets In The City Of Columbia - Gervais Street

The East-West Streets In The City Of Columbia

The streets of Columbia running from east to west (with a few exceptions) were named for products important in the State's economy, for the two Taylor plantations on which the new Capitol was ...

"Sparky" the Family Train

Sparky is one of two miniature G-16 trains donated in 1952 by the Kiwanis Club of Spartanburg. The restoration of this vintage train was made possible through generous donations from families, companies, and organizations in the Spartanburg Community.

Marker can be ...

The Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Headquarters

Dedicated to the pursuit of education and humanitarian programs, the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs was founded in 1897. The goal of a permanent state headquarters was realized with the construction of this building in the early 1930s. Designed by ...

The Lighthouse & Informer / John H. McCray

(Front text)

The Lighthouse & Informer, long the leading black newspaper in S.C., was a weekly published here from 1941 to 1954 by journalist and civil rights advocate John Henry McCray (1910-1997). McCray, who founded and paper “so our people ...

The North-South Streets in The City Of Columbia / Richardson Str

The North-South Streets in The City Of Columbia

The north-south streets, laid out in the two mile square of the orininal city of Columbia in 1786, were named (except for Assembly) for generals and officers who fought in the American Revolution. ...